Role of Church and Early Baroque Musical Style 1- compare the roles of the church and the secular powers in the medieval art and society.
2- discuss the main currents of early Baroque musical style. In 1573, a group of musicians and intellectuals came together to discuss various subjects, especially the desire to revive Greek drama. This group of individuals is known as the Florentine Camerata. They wanted lines to be sung instead of simply being spoken. From this came the opera which existed in Italy around 1600. The composer Claduio Monteverdi was an important contributor, specifically his opera Orfeo; the first opera to gain public acclaim.
